Scientists first discovered nests of Siberian Cranes in the Yakut nature reserve "Bear Islands"

The inspectors of the Bear Islands keep counts of animals all year round. Wild reindeer, polar bears, whales, arctic foxes, hares, wolves, wolverines, sables, lemmings and others, including rare species, live here.

“In this regard, the islands are a unique place. If earlier there was a notion that the Siberian Cranes do not nest in the territory of our reserve, then this year we discovered their nests, ”the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources quotes the words of Arkady Semenov, director of the Lena Pillars National Park.

Scientists also plan to process data on marine mammals living in these places. Among them are walruses and beluga. There were also cases of whales entering the water area. There are no narrow specialists working in this direction in the national park. Therefore, research will be carried out in cooperation with the North-Eastern Federal University, the Institute of Biology, the Ministry of Ecology and Nature Management of Yakutia.

By the end of the year, the results of the autumn monitoring of polar bears will be known. Previously, experts managed to find about 60 individuals. Among them is a pregnant bear, on which, for further monitoring, scientists were able to put on a special collar.

The Bear Islands Reserve was established in 2020 and includes six islands near the mouth of the Kolyma River. Here, the highest concentration of polar bear birth dens was recorded in the area from Taimyr to Wrangel Island, and females with cubs come out onto the adjacent fast ice in spring.